Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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